FreeLists / openbeos / [openbeos] Re: StyledEdit and character set encodings

[Kobi Lurie <k_lurie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

shatty wrote:

> Hello Guy,
>
> The issue of character set encodings is largely orthogonal to that
> of bi-directional text.  Since I have not used bi-directional text I do
> not understand what interface conventions are most appropriate
> or common for handling it.  Some issues I wonder about:
>
> 1. If I write hebrew, presumably the carat should begin on the right-hand
> side and move left as I type?
>  
yes.

> 2. As I type hebrew the text that I have typed should not shift?
>  
no, this only happens in arabic afaik.
the characters are the same, no matter the location.

> 3. If I look at a hebrew document it is all right-aligned?
should be :)
in windows there are hot keys to right align, left align, switch input 
method (english/hebrew)

> 4. If I look at an english document is is viewed and input as normal?
ofcourse.

> 5. How are documents with both english and hebrew aligned?
in windows it's aligned to one of the sides, see above for switching.

> 6. How does the input method interact with the carat during a switch
> to/from hebrew?
you see it change visually, to the right or to the left.

> 7. How is a single line that has both hebrew and english words aligned?
in a mess. hope there's a better solution here.

> 8. If I have a document in a hebrew encoding is it reasonable to default
> to right-aligned display?
yes.

> 9. Should I make some attempt to determine if the text is english
> even though it is the hebrew encoding?  (no extended characters
> are being used, for example)
i don't understand, do u refer to the font being used for rendering?

> 10. Should all text editing fields be aligned the same way?  (aligning
> all to the right regardless of particular encodings, for example?)
>  
it would be wonderful if it would change according to encoding.
i.e . there's an encoding for a passage, and a different one for the 
line following.

> Also thanks for bringing up the subject as I noticed that the OBOS
> stylededit seems to not handle soft wrapping yet, and like the R5
> version it suffers from not retaining the text alignment. (a bug IMHO)
>
> Andrew
>
>  
best regards, andrew and thanks for the effort
kobi